St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

ing crosswise, and neatly spread with the
whitest of counterpanes and downiest of
pillows. A marble lavatory is at oneside
of the room and an elegant chandelier
lights the apartment. There are sumptu-
GUS reclining chairs and pretty little otto
mans. A velvet carpet, with delicate,
small flower pattern, is underfoot. The
walls are polished panels of mahogany.
The curtains and drapery are of the finest
silk, and the furniture is upholstered to
match them. The bedroom is entered at
the further end of the passageway leading
from the dining-room to the parlor the
bedroom being between the two rooms.
AT the upper end of the bedroom is a
private bathroom and toilet-room hand
somely fitted up. The extreme forward
end of the car nearest the engine or bag
gage-car contains the kitchen. 1t is fur
nished with as fine a range as will often
be seen in many modern residences, and
all the conceivable cooking utensils.
There is nothing known to modern Gull
nary art that cannot be produced within
the shortest possible time ON board this
car. Back of the kitchen is a small apart
ment used as the servants quarters.
Very important personages in the Presi-
dents retinue, although rarely heard of,
are Babette, Mrs. Clevelands maid, and
William L. Sinclair, the Presidents valet
and steward. He attended the President
on his honeymoon, when even the faith
full Lamont was left at home. Sinclair is
an Octoroon who began life taking care of
the building in Buffalo in which Mr.
Cleveland had law Office. He is thirty
eight years old, and has kept more secrets
than any man of his size. He speaks to
no one unless spoken to- and even then
he is likely to discourage all efforts at con-
versation by shaking his head. A SUI
preme Court justice or senator can some
times succeed in drawing out of him the
monosyllable Dino" Sinclair had a
chance to learn something about running
a restaurant, and at one time was a stew
ard on lake vessel. The larder of the
Presidents car is under his especial care.
An indispensable functionary is Colonel
Dan Lamont upon whose not very broad
nor stout shoulders rests the burden of
managing the journey. He it is who re-
ceives and answers dispatches from local
committees sets the time for arrival and
departure and sees to it that the pro-
gramme of the trip is adhered to and that
everything moves off smoothly and on
time. There are people who think Colonel
Lamont does too much for the President,
and they wish he would do less, especially
in the matter of standing between the
President and those who want to get at
HIM. The fact is, however, that much
as Lamont seems to do the Presi-
dent does much more, and in
all that he does is always master of the
situation. The President gave a great
deal of time to the planning of his West
ern travels, and has listened to hundreds
of special visitors introduced by senators
and members of Congress, all wanting
some particular privilege from the Presl-
dent-a stop at his town, a drive through
the streets there, speech at one place,
parade at another. He invariably heard
every request leisurely and carefully,
made pencil notes of many suggestions
that seemed important, and SO was able
to lay out the programme of the fort
nights whirl from the Potomac to the
Mississippi and the Missouri.
The President entered upon his tour
with decided pleasure. To friends who
called on him from various parts of
the great West he put questions that
showed he was anxious to be informed
about the scenery, the resources Of the
country and the character of the people.
To Mrs. Cleveland at times the prospect
seemed rather forbidding. 1t was not so
nice to be on exhibition for three weeks
steadily, and then to think of shaking
hands with thousands of people as she did
at Philadelphia, until every finger and the
whole palm are blistered. But she is
| happy to be the peoples favorite, and
| few wives are so proud of their husbands
as Mrs. Cleveland is of the President of
| the United States.